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California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

What does this have to do with an exemption for Linux on a shitty OS-level age attestation law..?

The law is stupid for many reasons, among them being that Linux devs aren't often even located in CA or subject to its laws, and that people can just lie about their age. Corporate takeover of technology doesn't really have anything to do with this.